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6mm - 85gr Sierra vs 87gr Hornady?
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<blockquote data-quote="SamSpade" data-source="post: 80965" data-attributes="member: 2911"><p>Since we have some 6mm "experts" here I have a question or two on the Sierra 85gr HPBT vs the Hornady 87gr HPBT. I have been shooting 6mm wildcats for years, 243AI, 6mm/250AI and now a 6mm/284. But this came to my attention just recently.</p><p></p><p>Why is the the BC so different on these two similar bullets, Sierra .282 and Hornady .376? I can see that the Hornady is a little longer, is that the reason? </p><p></p><p>Because of the better BC the ballistic calculators give the Hornady quite an advantage. </p><p> </p><p>Shooting both bullets with a muzzle velocity of 3450 fps. </p><p></p><p>At 500 yds</p><p>Energy: Sierra 642, Hornady 923.</p><p>Velocity: Sierra 1849, Hornady 2185.</p><p></p><p>Obviously that makes the Hornady appear to shoot a lot flatter. </p><p></p><p>Accuracy with the Sierra "seems" to be better.</p><p></p><p>Anybody got any thoughts on this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SamSpade, post: 80965, member: 2911"] Since we have some 6mm "experts" here I have a question or two on the Sierra 85gr HPBT vs the Hornady 87gr HPBT. I have been shooting 6mm wildcats for years, 243AI, 6mm/250AI and now a 6mm/284. But this came to my attention just recently. Why is the the BC so different on these two similar bullets, Sierra .282 and Hornady .376? I can see that the Hornady is a little longer, is that the reason? Because of the better BC the ballistic calculators give the Hornady quite an advantage. Shooting both bullets with a muzzle velocity of 3450 fps. At 500 yds Energy: Sierra 642, Hornady 923. Velocity: Sierra 1849, Hornady 2185. Obviously that makes the Hornady appear to shoot a lot flatter. Accuracy with the Sierra "seems" to be better. Anybody got any thoughts on this? [/QUOTE]
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